Re: FLASH: Detection Alternate NOT working

[Peter Reynolds]

Visit for http://www.petescv.co.uk/

For a detection script sequence that works.


Peter


>

From: Jefferis Peterson <Jefferispathway [dot] net>

>

Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 13:05:17 -0400

>

To: Flash MailList <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Subject: FLASH: Detection Alternate NOT working

> 

> IN testing the standard detections for Flash 4, I am finding a particular

> difficulty. 

> If I use Object and Embed tags, no alternate page is created for Non

> Flash enabled IE, rather the plug in search function is activated and the

> missing plug in image occurs.

> 

> But if I use Object only and the code   below, IE 5 with plugin  is

> coming up with the alternative gif image, and a nonFlash enabled browser

> does too. 

> 

> I need it only switch to the alternate if the plug in in IE 5 is

> missing...  until I started messing with it, the detection scheme was

> working just fine.  My problem is that I need an image map alternative

> gif which Dreamweaver will not let me add except by raw html coding. I'm

> not doing something right...

> 

> Any suggestions?  Not especially the last 3 options of Netscape 2,

> NoScript and NoEmbed alternatives...

> 

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Jeff

> 

> <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"

> codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/

> swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0"

> ID=SilkMan WIDTH=90% HEIGHT=90%>

> <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="SilkMan.swf">

> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>

> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#000000>

> <img name="HtmlAlternate" src="newimages/HtmlAlternate.gif"

> width="500" height="300" border="0" usemap="#m_HtmlAlternate">

> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>

> <!--

> var plugin = (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-

> shockwave-flash"]) ? navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-

> flash"].enabledPlugin : 0;

> if ( plugin && parseInt(plugin.descri

> ption.substring(plugin.description.indexOf(".")-1)) >= 4 ) {

> // Check for Flash version 4 or greater in Netscape

> document.write('<EMBED src="SilkMan.swf" quality=high bgcolor=#000000 ');

> document.write(' swLiveConnect=FALSE WIDTH=90% HEIGHT=90%');

> document.write(' TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"

> PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/

> index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">');

> } else if (!(navigator.appName && nav

> igator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")>=0 &&

> navigator.appVersion.indexOf("2.")>=0)){

> // Netscape 2 will display the IMG tag below so don't write an extra one

> document.write('<img name="HtmlAlternate" src="newimages/

> HtmlAlternate.gif" width="500" height="300" border="0"

> usemap="#m_HtmlAlternate"><map name="m_HtmlAlternate">

> <area shape="rect" coords="230,236,312,257" href="http://

> www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/" >

> <area shape="rect" coords="228,183,315,204" href="index2.html" >

> </map');

> }

> //-->

> </SCRIPT><NOEMBED>

> <map name="m_HtmlAlternate"> <area shape="rect"

> coords="230,236,312,257" href="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/

> download/alternates/" >

> <area shape="rect" coords="228,183,315,204" href="index2.html" > </

> map></NOEMBED> 

> <NOSCRIPT><img name="HtmlAlternate" src="newimages/HtmlAlternate.gif"

> width="500" height="300" border="0" usemap="#m_HtmlAlternate"><map

> name="m_HtmlAlternate">

> <area shape="rect" coords="230,236,312,257" href="http://

> www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/" >

> <area shape="rect" coords="228,183,315,204" href="index2.html" > </

> map></NOSCRIPT> 

> </OBJECT> </div>

> 

> 

> Jefferis Peterson, Pres.

> Flash and Web Design

> http://www.PetersonSales.net

> Tel & Fax. 724-458-7169

> 

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